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ND HB1045

Bill

Status

Passed

4/26/2021

Primary Sponsor

Agriculture Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

67th Legislative Assembly

AI Summary

  • Changes the definition of "hemp" to allow the Agriculture Commissioner to determine the total tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration level, up to the federal limit under the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, rather than the fixed three-tenths of one percent threshold.

  • Authorizes the Commissioner to charge up to $125 per inspection, sample, and test of hemp, with collected fees deposited into the Commissioner's operating fund.

  • Prohibits licensees from engaging in isomerization of cannabinoids to create THC isomers (delta-8, delta-9, and delta-10) and from selling hemp products created through this process.

  • Expands the definition of "tetrahydrocannabinol" to include delta-7, delta-8, and delta-10 isomers, and defines "total tetrahydrocannabinol" as a calculation based on tetrahydrocannabinolic acid and tetrahydrocannabinol percentages.

  • Declares the Act an emergency measure.

Legislative Description

Industrial hemp; and to declare an emergency.

Last Action

Signed by Governor 04/23

4/26/2021

Committee Referrals

Agriculture1/5/2021

Full Bill Text

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